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Translingual
Han character
揭 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 手日心女 (QAPV), four-corner 56027, composition ⿰扌曷)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 444, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12389
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1916, character 5
- Unihan data for U+63ED
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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愒
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*kʰaːds, *kʰrads, *kʰrad
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馤
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*qaːds
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靄
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*qaːds, *qaːd
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餲
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*qraːds, *qrads, *ɡaːd, *qaːd
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喝
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*qraːds, *qʰoːb, *qʰaːd
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揭
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*kʰrads, *ked, *kʰrad, *ɡrad, *kad, *ɡad
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偈
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*ɡrads, *ɡrad
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猲
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*kʰob, *qʰaːd, *qʰad
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葛
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*kaːd
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輵
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*kaːd
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獦
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*klaːd, *rab
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渴
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*kʰaːd, *ɡrad
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嵑
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*kʰaːd
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暍
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*qʰaːd, *qad
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曷
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*ɡaːd
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褐
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*ɡaːd
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鶡
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*ɡaːd
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毼
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*ɡaːd
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蝎
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*ɡaːd
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鞨
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*ɡaːd, *ɢljad
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遏
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*qaːd
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齃
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*qaːd
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堨
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*qaːd
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擖
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*kʰreːd, *kraːd, *r'aːb
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楬
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*kʰraːd, *ɡrad, *ɡad
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朅
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*kʰrad
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藒
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*kʰrad
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竭
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*ɡrad, *ɡad
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碣
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*ɡrad, *ɡad
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羯
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*kad
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鍻
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*kad
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歇
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*qʰad
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蠍
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*qʰad
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謁
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*qad
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kʰrads, *ked, *kʰrad, *ɡrad, *kad, *ɡad) : semantic 扌 + phonetic 曷 (OC *ɡaːd).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Note:
- Sixian:
- kiet - literary;
- yet - vernacular.
- Meixian:
- giad5 - literary;
- iad5 - vernacular.
Rime
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Character
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揭
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揭
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揭
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揭
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揭
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Reading #
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2/6
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3/6
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4/6
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5/6
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6/6
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Initial (聲)
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見 (28)
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群 (30)
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群 (30)
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溪 (29)
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見 (28)
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Final (韻)
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月 (67)
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月 (67)
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薛 (83)
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薛 (83)
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薛 (83)
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Tone (調)
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Checked (Ø)
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Checked (Ø)
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Checked (Ø)
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Checked (Ø)
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Checked (Ø)
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Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Division (等)
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III
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III
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III
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III
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III
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Fanqie
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居謁切
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其謁切
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渠列切
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丘竭切
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居列切
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Baxter
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kjot
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gjot
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gjet
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khjet
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kjet
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/kɨɐt̚/
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/ɡɨɐt̚/
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/ɡˠiᴇt̚/
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/kʰˠiᴇt̚/
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/kˠiᴇt̚/
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Pan Wuyun
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/kiɐt̚/
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/ɡiɐt̚/
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/ɡᵚiɛt̚/
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/kʰᵚiɛt̚/
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/kᵚiɛt̚/
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Shao Rongfen
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/kiɐt̚/
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/ɡiɐt̚/
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/ɡiæt̚/
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/kʰiæt̚/
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/kiæt̚/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/kɨat̚/
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/gɨat̚/
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/giat̚/
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/kʰiat̚/
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/kiat̚/
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Li Rong
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/kiɐt̚/
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/ɡiɐt̚/
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/ɡjɛt̚/
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/kʰjɛt̚/
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/kjɛt̚/
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Wang Li
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/kĭɐt̚/
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/ɡĭɐt̚/
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/ɡĭɛt̚/
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/kʰĭɛt̚/
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/kĭɛt̚/
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Bernhard Karlgren
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/kɨ̯ɐt̚/
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/gɨ̯ɐt̚/
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/gi̯ɛt̚/
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/kʰi̯ɛt̚/
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/ki̯ɛt̚/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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jie
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jié
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jié
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qie
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jie
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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git3
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git6
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git6
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hit3
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git3
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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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揭
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揭
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揭
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揭
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Reading #
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1/5
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2/5
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4/5
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5/5
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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jiē
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jiē
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jiē
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jiē
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Middle Chinese
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‹ gjet ›
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‹ gjot ›
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‹ khjet ›
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‹ kjot ›
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Old Chinese
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/*m-<r>at/
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/*m-at/
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/*ʰ<r>at/
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/*at/
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English
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lift, raise
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lift
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lift
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lift
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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揭
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揭
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揭
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揭
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揭
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Reading #
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2/6
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3/6
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4/6
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5/6
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6/6
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No.
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5046
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5048
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5054
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5057
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5062
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Phonetic component
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曷
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曷
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曷
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曷
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曷
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Rime group
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月
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月
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月
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月
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月
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Rime subdivision
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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孑
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朅
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傑
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𢷒
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Old Chinese
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/*ked/
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/*kʰrad/
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/*ɡrad/
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/*kad/
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/*ɡad/
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Definitions
揭
- to raise; to lift up
- to uncover; to unveil; to expose; to reveal
- to tear off; to take off
- a surname
Synonyms
- (to raise): 高舉/高举 (gāojǔ)
- (to uncover):
- 宣洩/宣泄 (xuānxiè)
- 戳破 (chuōpò)
- 戳穿 (chuōchuān)
- 抖 (dǒu)
- 抖落 (dǒuluò)
- 拓破 (Hokkien)
- 捅
- 揭發/揭发 (jiēfā)
- 揭穿 (jiēchuān)
- 揭露 (jiēlù)
- 㨴 (kin2) (Cantonese)
- 撞破 (zhuàngpò)
- 泄露 (xièlù)
- 洩漏/泄漏 (xièlòu)
- 洩露/泄露 (xièlù)
- 流露 (liúlù)
- 浮泛 (fúfàn)
- 漏 (lòu)
- 漏洩/漏泄 (lòuxiè)
- 破 (pò) (literary, or in compounds)
- 篤爆/笃爆 (duk1 baau3) (Cantonese)
- 篤穿/笃穿 (duk1 cyun1) (Cantonese)
- 說破/说破 (shuōpò)
- 說穿/说穿 (shuōchuān)
- 講穿/讲穿 (gan3 qyenn1) (Xiang, Cantonese)
- 走 (zǒu)
- 走漏 (zǒulòu)
- 踢爆 (tek3 baau3) (Cantonese)
- 透露 (tòulù)
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Note:
- gig4 - Chaozhou, Shantou, Chenghai;
- gêg4 - Jieyang.
Definitions
揭
- Used in place names.
Compounds
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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揭
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Reading #
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3/5
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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jiē
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Middle Chinese
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‹ khjejH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ʰ<r>at-s/
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English
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lift up one’s clothes
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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揭
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Reading #
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1/6
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No.
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5017
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Phonetic component
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曷
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Rime group
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祭
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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憩
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Old Chinese
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/*kʰrads/
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Definitions
揭
- to lift up one's clothes
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Definitions
揭
- ‡ to block up
Etymology 5
For pronunciation and definitions of 揭 – see 攑 (“to lift; to lift; to hold up; to raise; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 攑). |
Etymology 6
For pronunciation and definitions of 揭 – see 撠 (“to catch, to grasp; to touch; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 撠). |
Japanese
Kanji
揭
(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 掲)
- to raise
- to lift up
Readings
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 揭 (MC khjejH).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Hanja
Wikisource
揭 (eumhun 높이 들 게 (nopi deul ge))
- hanja form? of 게 (“to lift; to raise”)
Compounds
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
揭: Hán Nôm readings: yết
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